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#FFAA66 closest to Rajah

#FFAA66 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Rajah. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 66.7% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(255, 170, 102)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. #FFAA66 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.19:1.

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Variations of #FFAA66

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFAA66 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

FFAA6666FFF7666EFF
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

FFAA6666FFAAAA66FF
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFAA66 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAA66 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7C566
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3B260
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6B261
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7C566
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3BC65
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF989A
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA381
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0B9AD

#FFAA66 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#FFAA66 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.19:1 Very good#FFAA66 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAA66 in CSS

/* Rajah */
.color { color: #FFAA66; }
.background { background-color: #FFAA66; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAA66; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 170 102);
color: hsl(27 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.131 58.1);

#FFAA66 FAQ

What color is #FFAA66?

#FFAA66 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Rajah. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFAA66?

#FFAA66 is rgb(255, 170, 102) in RGB, hsl(27, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAA66?

The complementary color of #FFAA66 is #66BBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAA66?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAA66: 11.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAA66 a warm or cool color?

#FFAA66 is a warm color.